So when we collect data on what it is that companies create and their employees feel about the company that make a dent in Alfa in stock market return, it ends up having nothing to do with extrinsic motivation.

That was Dan Ariely, Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University.

I'm Motley Full producer Matt Greer.

Now, we've had the opportunity to interview Dan Ariely a number of times over the years.

He's really great at helping us understand our behavior as investors.

Motleyful contributor Rich Lumello recently talked with Haryrelli about investing, including the rational and the irrational.

Welcome to Motley Fool Conversations. I'm your host, Motley Fool contributor Rich Lamello.

Today on the show, I'm thrilled to welcome Dan Ariely,

a renowned behavioral economist, professor, author, and entrepreneur whose work has

reshaped how we think about decision-making, money, motivation, and human nature. Dan's the author

of 10 books, including three New York Times bestsellers, like predictably irrational,

the honest truth about dishonesty, Dollars and Sense. He's delivered some of the most

watched TED Talks of all times. He penned a popular Wall Street Journal column for over a decade,

and he co-founded multiple companies that apply behavioral science in health and finance and technology. Today, we'll dive into

what really kind of drives our financial behavior, why we often get investing wrong,

and how we can make smarter choices in an irrational world. Dan, welcome to the podcast.

Lovely to be here. Thanks for the lovely introduction. I've been on podcast from the

Motley Fool a few times and every time it was fun. So I'm looking forward to this.

Excellent. Well, clearly, as you know, kind of laid out in the introduction, there's a lot of

ground to cover. And obviously, as you well know, we're, you know, an investing website.

So we'll probably, you know, kind of gear things a little bit that way.

But I'd love to, I'd love to, I mean, it's fascinating your studies.

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